Killer Bees!
Alternative title: Abelhas Assassinas!
Platform: Magnavox Odyssey2
Region: USA
Media: Cartridge
Controller: Odyssey? Joystick
Genre: Maze
Gametype: Undefined
Release Year: 1983
Developer: Magnavox
Publisher: Magnavox
Players: 1
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Totally different sting warfare! Bug-zapping RoSHa Rays! 26 challenge levels! Totally different!

This unusual and exciting game provides plenty of scope for you to test your reactions, with no fewer than 26 different challenge levels. With the aid of a swarm of white killer bees, controlled by either joystick, your aim will be to sting and ultimately destroy a squadron of Beelings... blue and red invaders from another world. And the longer it takes, the more difficult it becomes, because the Beelings speed up and the swarms of deadly coloured beed guarding them become increasingly hostile. When you successfully eliminate them all, the game will automatically move to a higher challenge level.

N.B. Numbers in the text refer to illustrations contained on a flap inside the back cover.

Starting a Series:

To start a new series, first touch RESET/DEPART and press either the ACTION button or move one of the joysticks ; your swarm of white bees will then appear in the centre of the combat area. Shortly afterwards a squadron of invaders will come in through the five entrance tunnels. Note that the blue Beelings move in a clockwise direction, the red ones anti-clockwise. 

Now you can start earning points by stinging the invaders. Each sting slows the Beeling down until it finally dies and is buried. A gravestone confirms the kill... and a handsome points bonus for you! It also blocks the path of those still alive. If on the other hand you don't kill it quickly, the stung Beeling will gradually recover and speed up again.

Enemy Swarms:

While your white bees are chasing the Beelings, keep a careful lookout for deadly enemy swarms. Each white bee that comes into contact with an enemy swarm will perish instantly. Up to three swarms of these coloured bees are assigned to protect their masters. And, as time goes by, they change colour and acquire new powers.

The enemy swarms always arrive as Green Guardians, which simply roam the combat area in a random fashion... but contact with them in nevertheless fatal. In time they grow into Blue Bodyguards with a tendancy to surround the Beelings like a protective cloak. These will ultimately evolve into aggressive Red Devils which will actively pursue and attack your white swarm!

The power of the Sting Ray:

There is one way in which your bees can protect themselves other than simply evading the enemy. By pressing the ACTION button, your bees will fire a broad and lethal Sting Ray horizontally across the screen. This will completely wipe out any enemy bees in its path - green, blue or red - at the same time earning you valuable bonus points.

Soon, however, another swarm of Green Guardians will come in through the tunnels to replace the victims. Moreover, once you've fired the ray you won't be able to use it again until it has been recharged. And the only way to do that is to kill another Beeling. When it is recharged, two flashing red flags will appear on either side of the screen and will follow the vertical motion of your white swarm.

26 Challenge Levels:

When the whole Beeling squadron has been destroyed, the game automatically restarts - with a complete white swarm, but on one challenge level higher. In this way, the game gets progressively more difficult, with the Beeling invaders and the enemy swarms moving ever faster. The game ends when all your white bees are eliminated. At this point you can key in your identity (up to 3 letters) in place of the three question marks. Unused question marks can be removed by touching the SPACE key, and if you make an error while keying in the letters, just operate the CLEAR key and start again. Your score will remain on screen as the highest score until it is exceeded, and a new identity entered, or a new series is begun.

A new game can be started simply by moving either joystick.

Scoring:

Each Sting                  1 point
Each Enemy Swarm Wiped Out  10 points
Each Beeling Killed         100 points

Bonus points are also awarded for each challenge level completed and are calculated as follows. 10 points are obtained for each surviving white bee. This figure is then multiplied by a special factor which appears next to the score of the game in progress on completion of a challenge level. The multiplication factor increases by 1 whenever all twelve white bees survive a round. Bonus points are automatically added to the current score. 

~From the Killer Bees! Manual

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Cheat Codes:

Half Speed - Hold down 1 and hit reset to let the game run at half speed.

Invincibility - Press 2 or 6, then RESET. Now release RESET, then release 2 or 6. Scoring will be disabled though.

Secret Message - Hold down ? and hit reset to see the message: BEES BY ROSHA.

Voice Sound Effects - Press 3 or 7 and push the directional sticks.

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